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Winter Person

by Pocket Vinyl

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xjon Outstanding record overall and so hard to choose a favorite! Check this out, more than worth your time :) Favorite track: Until We Reach The Sun.
ZeCoop
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ZeCoop Such an amazing album that it is hard to pick a favorite. I'm going with Defiant, just because it was one of the first songs I heard from it and the lyrics are so powerful. Another incredible album from an incredible band. :) Favorite track: Defiant Like A Cancer.
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Drosh It is hard to pick a favorite track on this album. Dirty Lake, Brittle Wolf, Defiant Like A Cancer, Until We Reach The Sun... There are so many amazing songs here, and a great album to get lost in. Favorite track: Dirty Lake.
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prompted_ink A beautiful album, which gives off a sense of optimisim and empowers the listener with each and every song.

(Disclosure: Kickstarter Backer of the album and currently a Patreon patron of the band.) Favorite track: Welcome Fear.
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Gexter A masterpiece crafted carefully from head to toe, every lyric full of power and every chord triumphant. This is everything amazing about Pocket Vinyl thrown into one album, just listen to it! Favorite track: Dirty Lake.
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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 23 Pocket Vinyl releases available on Bandcamp and save 40%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Live at the 1000th Show, How To Completely Lose Your Mind - Official Soundtrack, You Never Say Goodbye When You Leave, Thunder Blanket, This Won't Work Out, Winter Person, Hygge, MP2, and 15 more. , and , .

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  • "Winter Person" Book (2nd edition)!

    Finally, the ultimate physical edition of our music: a book.

    This softcover publication comes with a download of our albums "Winter Person" and "Hygge". It features "lyric comics" where Elizabeth took the albums words and re-imagined them as comic strips. It also features essays written by Eric about each song, how it was made, what it may mean, etc.

    It also has SECRETS.

    There are codes, glyphs, and puzzles although the book which, if deciphered, can lead you to additional content. And not just like "an exclusive band photo" kind of lame content, but really good stuff. I can't say much else without giving things away. Good luck, gumshoes.

    This book is 8.5"x8.5" softcover, the 2nd edition (the only difference between editions is the book size).

    Includes unlimited streaming of Winter Person via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • "Winter Person" and "Hygge" on vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Get "Winter Person" and "Hygge" in one lovely package! Two albums for nearly the price of one! Two discs of randomly-colored vinyl, the most eco friendly kind of vinyl.

    Due to an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign, we were able to include a copy of our ambient album "Hygge" with the physical release of "Winter Person". The two are sister albums, and are intended compliment each other greatly.

    International fans: we're incredibly sorry about high shipping prices. We ship everything from our home in CT, and anything outside of the USA is truly expensive. We apologize there is nothing we can do about this.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Winter Person via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • "Winter Person" vinyl + book bundle!
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    The ultimate "Winter Person" physical edition. This includes the "Winter Person" book (2nd edition) as well as the 2x Vinyl LP of "Winter Person" and "Hygge".


    About the vinyl:
    Get "Winter Person" and "Hygge" in one lovely package! Two albums for nearly the price of one!

    Due to an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign, we were able to include a copy of our ambient album "Hygge" with the physical release of "Winter Person". The two are sister albums, and are intended compliment each other greatly.


    About the book:
    Finally, the ultimate physical edition of our music: a book.

    This comes with a download of our albums "Winter Person" and "Hygge". It features "lyric comics" where Elizabeth took the albums words and re-imagined them as comic strips. It also features essays written by Eric about each song, how it was made, what it may mean, etc.

    It also has SECRETS.

    There are codes, glyphs, and puzzles although the book which, if deciphered, can lead you to additional content. And not just like "an exclusive band photo" kind of lame content, but really good stuff. I can't say much else without giving things away. Good luck, gumshoes.

    This book is 8.5"x8.5", the 2nd edition. The only difference between editions is the book size. The content is the same.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Winter Person via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more

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  • Baba Yaga shirt
    T-Shirt/Apparel

    Our brand new Baba Yaga shirts! Blue shirts with dark blue ink. Hand screen-printed by us in our home, with love.

    FREE SHIPPING in the USA

    Sizes are S, M, L, XL. No longer available in 2XL, 3XL, and 4XL. While supplies last.

    For funsies, this shirt comes with a free download of "Protagonist" our first (and criminally underestimated) album. Enjoy.

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  • Two-Headed Laser Deer shirt
    T-Shirt/Apparel

    This is our shirt from the tour with the great band Straight to VHS. It features a two headed deer shooting lasers out of it's eyes. One laser says "Pocket Vinyl" and the other says "Straight to VHS". Only a few of these left over and they won't be remade.

    Have sizes S, 4XL....only two shirts left!

    All are hand-screen printed by us at home.

    For funsies, this shirt also comes with a free download of our album "Monsters Talking", a deep classic in our catalog.

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1.
Find, a new engaging story Write, one if you find it boring I, should settle down and focus I, will choose to not be hopeless Fly, let's go on an adventure Fight, the darkest kind of monster I, will survive the encounter Mine, I'll tell the tale forever I, wish sleep was optional Bite, and eating food as well Time's, like liquid through my fingers but I'm, still glad I am a singer The sound of an impossible voice I will defy Apocalypse of personal noise I will arise
2.
Dirty Lake 04:30
Got no jacket on walking in my bare feet Arms covering arms the snow is about knee deep Sense of direction gone Got no compass either Not even close to dawn Frost bite on my ears Cold can't hold back this The winter's long but I refuse to be a pessimist Freezing everything within my view The funny thing is I'm a die hard winter person through and through In a fraction of time I consider every option to stay within my prime Perfection is a goal I'll get behind I know that's an impossible prayer but I'll miss the mark much better if I aim right there Getting closer, never arriving, seems worth the care It's a dirty lake That I have to swim through Push myself right in There are promises I made you My muscles seize up It's possible I'm drowning Somehow I breathe enough The forces are astounding Cold can't hold back this The winter's dark, but I refuse to be a pessimist Freezing everything within my view I've fought it long enough, perhaps the best thing I should do is lift my hands and release the control I am attempting to exude
3.
Welcome Fear 03:51
Welcome fear like a friend Ask it how it's day went Wash it's feet, clean it's head Have a laugh, offer a bed Understand it, get to know it ask it questions, see its eyes Understand it, learn to smell it know its history, be its friend Understand it, learn its weakness watch it transform, watch it change Into something bigger, something stronger Something braver, something bright Something higher, something better Something deeper, a spark of light
4.
Forming shapes, tearing holes Placing bricks, singing notes Painting curves, smashing plates Making art When I create it feels the same As destruction In a way It's the transformation I love Nothing makes, you feel alive Quite like grief, of any size The suffering, you suffer through Will always lead To somewhere new Despite your fear That you push through You persevere It's the Transformation I love The healing still leaves a mark The grieving brightens the stars
5.
A daydreaming look on my face Pretending to float in space Without any form of tether Emotional or otherwise, the freedom feels better Is there any strife That won't be solved by the afterlife? The Eternal Fix, we can assume If time heals every wound Then it'll all be over soon The best jokes are always morbid Making fun of the distorted The darkness loses it's teeth When I laugh directly at it, pressed under my feet Comedy's a gift Forever in the present when we riff If there's no more than this the Cosmic Joke sure hits Come on, that's hilarious Thinking back over your life Questioning if you've done right Some people they rarely change I highly doubt you're one of them, you're curious, you're brave You have been abused Now you are set loose You bite your tongue and cheek Because you were told not to speak But you need to be released
6.
I believe I am strong enough I believe I am brave enough I believe I am bright enough for me I believe I am capable I believe I am powerful I believe I can tear the whole thing apart I believe I have always known That these delusions are overblown But I will harvest what I have grown from seed All the struggles are guaranteed Like how a lung always craves to breath When every sip of air must secede And depart They all say I cannot compete They all say I am incomplete They say I'm chasing a fantasy They might be right I believe I am strong enough I believe I am wise enough I believe I am rising up, you'll see I'm gonna sing an impossible note, I'm gonna write an impossible song I'm gonna read an impossible word, I'm gonna right an impossible wrong I'm gonna paint an impossible hue, I'm gonna light an impossible flame I'm gonna say an impossible joke, I'm gonna hold an impossible name I'm gonna sing an impossible note, I'm gonna swing an impossible punch I'm gonna live an impossible life, I'm gonna get an impossible hunch I'm gonna drive an impossible turn, I'm gonna form an impossible band I'm gonna bite an impossible meal, I'm gonna be the impossible man
7.
I'm in the only forest Saving anything I can pull inside Safety in a cage I'll write a book about it Every single word could be exchanged Shuffling on a page The hope of written word Is comforting and cold and valuable Both clever and absurd And now I'm aiming for it For what I am told that I should not do Yet I still follow the muse We will hold the lightning I don't think answers are The thing that I am actually searching for A paradox at it's core I see you coasting through Your prayer is all about the performance too As if it's all ends with you I refuse to be a pessimist Despite the evidence of a crumbling day Screaming in my face I wish to serve a greater machinery Far bigger than that which I could conceive Far beyond my way We will hold the lightning Over earth and under sea, I see it all surrendering Quietly and subtly, it's leaning towards serenity It's grace, in time, will be complete To swallow you, to swallow me
8.
Brittle Wolf 05:30
I am gonna learn how to take a compliment I am gonna learn how to be still and content I did not intend to form a community I had no idea as to who shares this frequency Breathe with me You're a charging deer, you're a timid fox You will overcome You're a gracious mouse, you're a vicious bird you will overcome Breathe with me You're a hardened owl, you're a brittle wolf you will overcome You're a clever bear, you're a loving lynx you will overcome
9.
I'm slower at this age I swear I was a dancer I still get up on stage Defiant like a cancer I'm up there by myself Nothing else to keep me steady I might not move with grace My body's broken, my spirit's ready I shut my eyes and move to a song loved by my sisters The melody is strong Turns the screaming into whispers The voices fade away Every movement is an answer I still get up on stage Defiant like a cancer I hate how it's all changed I miss my old body This sickness takes it's toll But I'll be damned before it stops me I take it from the top The specifics are kinda hazy But during every step I exude every memory My body may look old But I swear I am a dancer I still get up on stage Defiant like a cancer I will conquer every fear Even after the surgery I did not get this disease This disease, yeah, it got me
10.
Take my hand we'll walk until our legs give out Then in the grass we'll watch the pink and purple clouds And our insect friends with make us think of the bigger picture and how We don't always know what we talk about Take my hand we'll walk until we reach the sun As it fights across a hill with clear passion We'll marvel at this star so big that we could never outrun But we'll still try to just for fun Take my hand we'll walk until we scale the cliffs That overlook all of the trees and birds and fish And the air we'll breathe'll have a certain flavor that could not be eclipsed Like hope that acts much smaller than it is Take my hand we'll walk until we fall asleep By a cow field that will influence our dreams And we'll meet there and keep walking, traveling anywhere we please And do so with ease, discovery Tell me: what'd you like to go and see?

about

This is a record of defiant hope. The radical, disrupting kind of hope that defines lives and changes history. The kind of hope that goes against all odds. The kind of hope necessary to fight.

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released November 5, 2020

All songs written by Pocket Vinyl ©2020

Pocket Vinyl is Eric Stevenson and Elizabeth Jancewicz

All artwork by Elizabeth Jancewicz

All guitar, bass, drums, and several other random instruments played really well by Alex Glover

Mixing, recording, and editing by Alex Glover at Birdlab Records (he did a lot on this album)

Additional recording, drumming, and consulting work done by Nate Faulkenberry

Mastered by Sam Carlson at Sans Serif Rec. New Haven CT

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The Basics about Pocket Vinyl:

-Eric Stevenson slams on the piano and sings while Elizabeth Jancewicz paints on stage

-The songs are mainly about death, sexuality, silence, uncertainty, and defiant hope.

-They've made many comics, records, and a film, and played over 1000 shows, and they have no plans to stop

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